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Fenrir aka Isabelle Barbour<p>I’m new to zone 7. Climate change (shakes fist at sky)! Also the zone is different than the last frost. The zone only applies to what can survive winter.</p><p>I’ve been having words with Burpee on this this point. I think I’m going to break up with them. 💔 Capitalism + Plants =<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/zone7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zone7</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a></p>
Barrie_Law<p>Expose all Government Corruption !<br>Speak Up !<br>Remember, they all work for us - Senators, MPs, Bureaucrats, Courts, Police, Military, Local Councils - all of them!<br>WE pay their wages.</p><p>______<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicsector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsector</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawenforcement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2025</span></a></p>
Dave Tabb<p>I learned yesterday that the computer hardware order I placed by the University System on March 21st had not been placed because of concerns that my installing a hard drive would void the warranty.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In his address, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a> declared that the entire country needed to be rebuilt after years of mismanagement by previous govts. He spoke of the “sheer madness” of international obligations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles, of the need to restore “life, liberty, &amp; happiness” to the German people, of the need for “cleansing” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a>, public life, culture, the population, “every aspect of our life.” His <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> regime…would help restore the pride &amp; honor of German self-reliance.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Best of HR – Berufebilder.de​®<p>Arbeitsagentur, Finanzamt, Existenzgründung: Hilfe im Bürokratiedschungel bei Geldmitteln &amp; Jobsuche - Deutsche Ämter gleichen oft einem Spießrutenlauf. Wie findet man sich im Bürokratiedschungel dennoch zurecht?</p><p>Hilfe, Bürokratie: Wie finden Sie sich zurecht?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationalFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationalFunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FurtherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FurtherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StartUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StartUp</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://berufebilder.de/arbeitsagentur-finanzamt-existenzgrundung-burokratiedschungel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">berufebilder.de/arbeitsagentur</span><span class="invisible">-finanzamt-existenzgrundung-burokratiedschungel/</span></a></p>
PPC Land<p>EU's attempt to fix GDPR enforcement backfires spectacularly: How a well-intentioned regulation became a bureaucratic nightmare. <a href="https://ppc.land/eus-attempt-to-fix-gdpr-enforcement-backfires-spectacularly/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/eus-attempt-to-fix-gd</span><span class="invisible">pr-enforcement-backfires-spectacularly/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EURegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EURegulations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
marius<p>Another amusing and absurd fact from the German unemployment bureaucracy is that you are not allowed to work on open-source projects while unemployed, because it's "work", and people that work don't receive unemployment benefits. </p><p>Getting a bit defensive, I argued it's less like work and more like training for getting a job, and I've been told that it's the same, if I'm taking part in training that *they* haven't provided for me, then that's also considered as reason to not being "unemployed".</p><p><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/kafka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kafka</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deutschland</span></a></p>
John Arnold<p>_The Evening Post_, 9 April 1925:<br> DREDGE MACHINERY<br> QUESTION OF PAYING DUTY<br> (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)<br> GISBORNE, This Day.<br> When the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/dredge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dredge</span></a> Korua, purchased from the Australian Government, was preparing to sail for New Zealand, the Federal Marine Authorities compelled the dismantlement of a portion of her machinery, which was brought over by cargo steamer. The New Zealand Customs Department have claimed duty on this, and the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Gisborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gisborne</span></a> Harbour Board sought a refund. The board has now been informed that there is no means under the Customs Tariff by which the ladder and buckets can be admitted free of duty.<br><a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250409.2.103" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news</span><span class="invisible">papers/EP19250409.2.103</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PapersPast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPast</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Dredging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dredging</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CustomDuties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CustomDuties</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>1979 </p><p>“What do you think of ‘The Information Age?’ — <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DavidHoffman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidHoffman</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NY</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ManOnTheStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManOnTheStreet</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/InformationAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationAge</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Information</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=jCjuXt7CiIY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=jCjuXt7CiI</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a>&gt;</p>
Graham Downs<p>"The only thing that saves us from the <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty."</p><p>-- Eugene McCarthy <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1229634/osaka-police-identify-dismembered-body-as-ministry-official/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1229634/osaka-pol</span><span class="invisible">ice-identify-dismembered-body-as-ministry-official/</span></a> Osaka police identify dismembered body as ministry official <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/higashiosaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>higashiosaka</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanesePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanesePolice</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/mlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mlit</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mountains</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Osaka</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OsakaTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsakaTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>大阪</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%BA%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>大阪府</span></a> Osaka police announced Wednesday that they have identified the remains of a dismembered body in a mountainous area of Higashiosaka on Jan. 25 as an official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The deceased, 52-year-old Takamichi Kamioka, had been missing since late las…</p>
mitten<p>I waited until the last minute to file that stupid BOIR form - I didn't want to give the govt any more personal information than absolutely necessary. The deadline was March 21, and I filed on the 20th. But ON MARCH 21, they decided to remove all reporting requirements for US based companies. (And US persons who have ownership in foreign companies.)</p><p>Anyway, if you didn't file, you are now officially off the hook. <a href="https://fincen.gov/boi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fincen.gov/boi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.lol/tags/USgovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USgovt</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/FML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FML</span></a></p>
WYM Mod<p>What happens when bureaucracy gets it wrong? An 82-year-old man, Ned Johnson, was mistakenly declared dead by Social Security due to an error linked to a program led by Elon Musk's team. His experience, described as "surreal," reveals the harsh impact of government mismanagement on innocent lives. This story highlights the urgent need for effective solutions to ensure citizens are not harmed by inefficiency. [Read more](<a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/dead-ned-johnson-turns-out-be-very-much" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/03/dea</span><span class="invisible">d-ned-johnson-turns-out-be-very-much</span></a>) <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/mismanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mismanagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Well somebody has to keep tabs on dodgy copper merchants....</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/stone-tablets-mesopotamia-iraq-red-tape-bureaucracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/15/stone-tablets-mesopotamia-iraq-red-tape-bureaucracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mesopotamia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesopotamia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EaNasir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EaNasir</span></a></p>
Austrian<p>The State, any State, is the greatest criminal in the world. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a></p>
Austrian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JoBlakely" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JoBlakely</span></a></span> Unfortunately, you are deeply mistaken when you think that the rich are the worst enemies and bureaucrats are the best friends. Perhaps you should read/listen to Mises' <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bureaucracy</span></a> to understand this issue better. It's free. <a href="https://mises.org/library/book/bureaucracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mises.org/library/book/bureauc</span><span class="invisible">racy</span></a></p>
elliot 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🏳️‍🌈<p>If I want to book an appointment online at any of Berlin's government offices, the next available date is in May. But if I call, they can offer me any number of dates this month and next… they save them for people who aren't online. </p><p>In some ways, this is good – saving some for people who don't have internet access – but on the other hand, it means the best ones are reserved for German speakers.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/paperwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paperwork</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/verwaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>verwaltung</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a></p>
Austrian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.lv/@peteriskrisjanis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>peteriskrisjanis</span></a></span> Capitalism is an economic system with division of labor, private property and voluntary cooperation among people. Everyone has nice and cheap goods and services because of capitalism. So people should not say that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> is evil. What is evil is statism, the system that allows <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> to make capitalism "better".</p>
AlkaT<p>"Some public institutions should be slow and heavy (i.e. Constitutions) ....But for others lightness is a good general design goal that prompts us to ask: what is the minimum necessary <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a>, the minimum necessary weight of structure, needed to achieve goals?... It will not usually be zero. But often layers can be removed..." </p><p>A trusted sources for thinking through the needed evolution in <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> institutions.</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/geoffmulgan/p/strength-without-weight-299" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/geoffmul</span><span class="invisible">gan/p/strength-without-weight-299</span></a></p>
tarot bird<p>In the hospital with my very sick mother. Yesterday, an employee of her insurer, <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/KaiserPermanente" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaiserPermanente</span></a>, gave me consent forms to fill out and return. Today, no one knows how to contact them and Kaiser's support chat and hotline deny having employees at this hospital. My mother is dying and I have wasted hours of our lives on this bullshit.</p><p>I am so frustrated that my nose is bleeding. I have literally taken psychic damage from trying to deal with this medical bureaucracy.</p><p><a href="https://octodon.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruelty</span></a> <a href="https://octodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a></p>